Thinking of starting a new thread.
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:12 pm
Since Maelstroms on hold since we have 2 out and 2 yet to come in I've been thinking of starting a new one.
The Maelstrom took place about 27,000 years from modern day, this one takes place millions of years from now. At some point in the future technology began to force an evolution into mankind. We began to become symbiotic with it. Nanites floated through the bodies of many throughout the known territories. But there were purists that opposed this “infection” of technology that plagued their time and they turned away from it, seeking to find a balance and harmony with the universe. Sarulians was the name they took to calling themselves.
Many centuries and millennia past and mankind became truly one with technology. Their bodies now produced a natural EM field that allowed the to interact with electronics with just a touch. Technology as a whole changed and the Valorian Empire was formed. It wasn’t an empire of land but of minds. All though the Valorians were able to communicate mentally by touch and through their technology over range, eons of genetic habit make verbal communication the preference when in close company. They retained a human physic but over time shortened, during the period we will be posting the average Valorian is 5’6” and the tallest wouldn’t reach 6’.
While this was happening the Sarulian purists became one with their environment and evolution had a decidedly different direction for them. They grew both spiritually and physically. Think: http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo11 ... so-880.jpg Minus the horn and with a much more human face. They became very Shamenistic and the color of their fur is dependant upon the tribe. There are nine total tribes. The Sarulian began to understand the natural elements of nature and how to control them and in time they became very powerful, each tribe devoting themselves to their own specific element. Through collaboration they were able to combine elements and create powerful ships and technology, a match of the Valorians.
What ensued was a civil war that has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years and has consumed four galaxies. The concept of a “whole human” is forgotten in the myths and legends and all notions that the two races were in the past truly one no longer exists. The war has gone badly for the Valorians and if not for the infighting between the Sarulian tribes they would have been wiped out a long time ago. Now they have only a small territory hidden deep in a remote corner of the Pegasus galaxy they use as a home base to make raids against the various Sarulian tribes with.
In the midst of this turmoil a freak of nature throws a wild card into this divided and war torn universe. A rift opens in the desert of a remote planet dumping out a handful of humans from the year 2010.
The basic idea is that a fluke wormhole opened at a mall or some public place and a handful of normal people (us) were sucked through. We come through the wormhole and find ourselves somewhere and know nothing about where we are, when we are, how we got there or whats going on in the universe. Most of us don't know each other either.
Also I threw this summery together very fast so I'm sorry if its not the easiest to read. The background is actually quite a bit more stable then this reads but in the interest of our PCs being unfamiliar with everything I’m not going to go into more detail directly but I will answer all questions so if you have any feel free to ask.
Name:
Age:
Profession:
Background:
For profession tell what you did as a job in the modern world before being ported out here with us. And for Background, give us some on you PC, family, personal history, hobbies, and personal interest. Try to write it as if you were giving an interview before getting sucked up by the wormhole.
The Maelstrom took place about 27,000 years from modern day, this one takes place millions of years from now. At some point in the future technology began to force an evolution into mankind. We began to become symbiotic with it. Nanites floated through the bodies of many throughout the known territories. But there were purists that opposed this “infection” of technology that plagued their time and they turned away from it, seeking to find a balance and harmony with the universe. Sarulians was the name they took to calling themselves.
Many centuries and millennia past and mankind became truly one with technology. Their bodies now produced a natural EM field that allowed the to interact with electronics with just a touch. Technology as a whole changed and the Valorian Empire was formed. It wasn’t an empire of land but of minds. All though the Valorians were able to communicate mentally by touch and through their technology over range, eons of genetic habit make verbal communication the preference when in close company. They retained a human physic but over time shortened, during the period we will be posting the average Valorian is 5’6” and the tallest wouldn’t reach 6’.
While this was happening the Sarulian purists became one with their environment and evolution had a decidedly different direction for them. They grew both spiritually and physically. Think: http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo11 ... so-880.jpg Minus the horn and with a much more human face. They became very Shamenistic and the color of their fur is dependant upon the tribe. There are nine total tribes. The Sarulian began to understand the natural elements of nature and how to control them and in time they became very powerful, each tribe devoting themselves to their own specific element. Through collaboration they were able to combine elements and create powerful ships and technology, a match of the Valorians.
What ensued was a civil war that has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years and has consumed four galaxies. The concept of a “whole human” is forgotten in the myths and legends and all notions that the two races were in the past truly one no longer exists. The war has gone badly for the Valorians and if not for the infighting between the Sarulian tribes they would have been wiped out a long time ago. Now they have only a small territory hidden deep in a remote corner of the Pegasus galaxy they use as a home base to make raids against the various Sarulian tribes with.
In the midst of this turmoil a freak of nature throws a wild card into this divided and war torn universe. A rift opens in the desert of a remote planet dumping out a handful of humans from the year 2010.
The basic idea is that a fluke wormhole opened at a mall or some public place and a handful of normal people (us) were sucked through. We come through the wormhole and find ourselves somewhere and know nothing about where we are, when we are, how we got there or whats going on in the universe. Most of us don't know each other either.
Also I threw this summery together very fast so I'm sorry if its not the easiest to read. The background is actually quite a bit more stable then this reads but in the interest of our PCs being unfamiliar with everything I’m not going to go into more detail directly but I will answer all questions so if you have any feel free to ask.
Name:
Age:
Profession:
Background:
For profession tell what you did as a job in the modern world before being ported out here with us. And for Background, give us some on you PC, family, personal history, hobbies, and personal interest. Try to write it as if you were giving an interview before getting sucked up by the wormhole.
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JK love you guys.
no worries Drakel, I'd figured as much 
